Conference commemorating the handover of Dublin Castle on 16 January 1922, hosted by @TCDdublin in association w @OPWireland @DeptCultureIRL #CastleHandoverTCD
Our hybrid conference has a limited number of in-person attendees, and can also be live streamed on the @tcddublin website by following the link below #CastleHandoverTCD#DecadeofCentenaries https://t.co/E5QS5Qk6Ea
The HANDOVER is TODAY.
To learn about the significance, the physical and psychological place of the Castle in Ireland, join Tommy Graham in discussion with @gibneyjfp, @KOM_acc, @MadiganEdward & Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc.
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We will be posting the recording of the conference online, and will share the link here when it is available.
Photo credit to @NLIreland, Independent Newspapers Collection - British troops standing beside a ‘Goodbye Dublin’ sign in 1922.
Thank you so so much to all our participants, attendees (in person & online), volunteers & staff @dublincastleopw - a fantastic two days connecting with one another & listening to engaging & nuanced talks. Hosted by @tcddublin in association w @opwireland and @DeptCultureIRL
Speaking at #CastleHandoverTCD conference, Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD said “I believe that an open and challenging approach to history, one which honours success but is not afraid to evolve or to acknowledge failings, is an essential foundation for our democracy…”
Our conference will wrap up w a discussion led by Dr @mcculld @rte on the handover & what it signified for the Irish state, he is joined by Dr Brian Hanley @TCDHistHum, Dr Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid @unishefhistory, Prof Diarmaid Ferriter @UCDHistory & Dr Catriona Crowe @RIAdawson
An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD reflects on threats to historical research, the importance of improving access to history, and the failure opportunities of the state created in 1922 #CastleHandoverTCD
My supervisor Dr Anne Dolan discussing popular reactions of the handover of Dublin Castle - the excitement and joy captured in contemporary sources reminds me that every historic event has countless futures ahead, the present was once one of many possibilities #CastleHandoverTCD
@canisgallicus@tcddublin@opwireland @kellehmv @UCD_English@TCDHistHum Hi Michelle, we can't make any such pledge but would love to have you join us online - we will be posting the recording of the entire conference in the next few weeks, or you can join the live stream at this link https://t.co/E5QS5Qk6Ea #CastleHandoverTCD
Now we explore the considerable power of the symbolism of Dublin Castle in Irish life & imagination in 1922 and the decades that followed. This will be explored by William Derham @opwireland, Prof @kellehmv @UCD_English & Dr Anne Dolan, chaired by Dr Patrick Geoghegan @TCDHistHum
"The history of a nation as often lies hidden in social wrongs and domestic griefs as in the story of revolution, and if it be for the historian to narrate the one, it is for the novelist to dissect and explain the other" - @kellehmv #CastleHandoverTCD
Derham @opwireland explores de Valera’s role in securing @dublincastleopw‘s future by securing it as a centre for Irish State ceremonies - fitting that he bid his farewell to the nation here when he lay in state after his death in 1975 #DublinCastleHandover100#CastleHandoverTCD
Chair @CWallaceDublin @VirtualTreasury notes that from all the papers, it seems that all groups were focused on looking to the future - the potential after the handover - than harking back to the past, reflecting Anne Dolan's discussion on the 'hopeful atmosphere' of the time
Our second panel considers the reactions to the handover of State power to former rebels across a range of communities by Dr Ian dAlton, Dr @elspethpayne (both @TCDHistHum), Dr Margaret O’Callaghan @QUB_History & Dr @NiamhGal@Cambridge_Uni#DublinCastleHandover100
An honour to speak today at The Handover of Dublin Castle, A Centenary Conference hosted by @tcddublin @ The Printworks, @dublincastleopw
Academic exploration & debate is important in helping us understand the journey our country has taken #CastleHandoverTCD
@cathmartingreen reminds us that the history of this period belongs to us all & that the forthcoming centenaries which are complex & still painful for many, offer us an to opportunity reflect on where we are now & imagine a better future for generations to come #CastleHandoverTCD
We are delighted to welcome Minister @cathmartingreen to our conference at Dublin Castle to reflect on this key moment in the Decade of Centenaries Programme - she acknowledges the importance of these events in creating spaces to delve into the various narratives of our history